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Jews, Civil Rights and the 1960s Revolution
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The Spirit of the 60’s part I: pragmatism and prophecy
December 16, 2019 · 39 min · Episode page →
The 1960s were a revolutionary period in American history, and since the Jews were so deeply involved it is a turning point in the Jewish Story as well....
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American Jews in the decade that changed everything: the civil rights movement, Heschel and Prinz, Goodman and Schwerner, the New Left, and the radical break of 1968.
Where this sits in the story
1960–1968 · 2 of 9 eras
The Second Temple600 BCE–70 CESages and Geonim70–1000Sefarad and Ashkenaz1000–1492After the Expulsion1492–1700Modernity Arrives1700–1880Return and Catastrophe1880–1948The Young State1948–1967After 19671967–1987Into the Present1987–2023
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